to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to some extent; to a certain extent
strength; power; proficiency; ability
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
instability; insecurity; crankiness
how many years; how long; what year
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to do together; to share; to participate in
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
looking back; worry; anxiety
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to arrive home; to return
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
journal; magazine; periodical
Philopon (brand of methamphetamine); methamphetamine; meth
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
mashed boiled green soybeans
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness